Lynn Maish Babcock
July 18, 2017 at 3:11 p.m.
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She was born Feb. 1, 1939, in Warsaw, to the late Wilbur F. and Violet Maish. She graduated from Warsaw High School in 1957 and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from DePauw University in 1961. She married Dr. James Babcock in 1963. They lived in Indianapolis until 1975, when they moved to Bluffton, where he practiced orthopedic surgery.
Lynn raised three children and had a long career as a registered nurse in a variety of positions, mainly pediatrics and home health care. The couple retired to Santa Fe in 2008.
Lynn was active in community service throughout her entire life. She volunteered at the Panos Free Clinic in Bluffton and more recently at Feeding Santa Fe. She served as a board member for many years at the Creative Arts Council of Wells County.
Lynn was an active member of First Presbyterian Church, Bluffton, having served as an elder and as a trustee. She continued as an associate member of First Presbyterian Church, Santa Fe.
She was an accomplished amateur flutist and pianist. She continued to study piano until the time of her death. She and James also enjoyed opera, classical music,
Her loving husband James and three children survive her: Dr. Rebecca Bair (Brant), Santa Fe; Julia Lynn Whitmore (Brian), Palisade, Colo.; and Michael James Babcock (Wendi Sams), Atlanta. She is survived by four grandchildren: Benjamin and Lauren Whitmore, and Katherine and Sophia Bair. Her children and grandchildren were the greatest joy of her life. Lynn’s kind and thoughtful presence in their lives will be sorely missed.
A celebration of Lynn’s life will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at First Presbyterian Church, Bluffton.
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Memorials to the Creative Arts Council of Wells County or First Presbyterian Church, Bluffton.
She was born Feb. 1, 1939, in Warsaw, to the late Wilbur F. and Violet Maish. She graduated from Warsaw High School in 1957 and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from DePauw University in 1961. She married Dr. James Babcock in 1963. They lived in Indianapolis until 1975, when they moved to Bluffton, where he practiced orthopedic surgery.
Lynn raised three children and had a long career as a registered nurse in a variety of positions, mainly pediatrics and home health care. The couple retired to Santa Fe in 2008.
Lynn was active in community service throughout her entire life. She volunteered at the Panos Free Clinic in Bluffton and more recently at Feeding Santa Fe. She served as a board member for many years at the Creative Arts Council of Wells County.
Lynn was an active member of First Presbyterian Church, Bluffton, having served as an elder and as a trustee. She continued as an associate member of First Presbyterian Church, Santa Fe.
She was an accomplished amateur flutist and pianist. She continued to study piano until the time of her death. She and James also enjoyed opera, classical music,
Her loving husband James and three children survive her: Dr. Rebecca Bair (Brant), Santa Fe; Julia Lynn Whitmore (Brian), Palisade, Colo.; and Michael James Babcock (Wendi Sams), Atlanta. She is survived by four grandchildren: Benjamin and Lauren Whitmore, and Katherine and Sophia Bair. Her children and grandchildren were the greatest joy of her life. Lynn’s kind and thoughtful presence in their lives will be sorely missed.
A celebration of Lynn’s life will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at First Presbyterian Church, Bluffton.
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Memorials to the Creative Arts Council of Wells County or First Presbyterian Church, Bluffton.
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